The study objective is to evaluate advantages and disadvantages of Neupro® versus oral anti-Parkinson medication by caregivers and physicians in idiopathic Parkinson's Disease patients requiring caregiver support in nursing home or outpatient care settings.

A Multi-site, Non-interventional, Cross-sectional Evaluation of the Caregivers' and the Physicians' Preferred Route of Administration and the Physicians' Rationale for the Choice of Neupro® in Patients With Parkinson Requiring Caregiver Support

Mean Score of the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

The caregivers were asked to fill out a questionnaire composed of 7 questions covering caregiving aspects. The mean score is calculated from the scores for the single responses which are rated from 'great disadvantages' to 'great advantages' and scored on a 5-point scale from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Mean Score of the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

The physicians were asked to fill out a questionnaire composed of 10 questions covering medical and caregiving aspects. The mean score is calculated from the scores for the single responses which are rated from 'great disadvantages' to 'great advantages' and scored on a 5-point scale from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Assessment of the Physicians' Rationale for the Choice of Neupro® Due to Substance in Idiopathic Parkinsons Disease Patients Requiring Caregiver Support [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

The physician was asked if he / she prescribed Neupro® due to substance in idiopathic Parkinson's Disease patients requiring caregiver support. The possible answers were "applicable" and "not applicable".

Assessment of the Physicians' Rationale for the Choice of Neupro® Due to Application Form in Idiopathic Parkinsons Disease Patients Requiring Caregiver Support [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

The physician was asked if he / she prescribed Neupro® due to application form in idiopathic Parkinson's Disease patients requiring caregiver support. The possible answers were "applicable" and "not applicable".

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Dysphagia in Patients With Dysphagia [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Nausea and/or Vomiting in Patients With Nausea and/or Vomiting. [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Control of Compliance [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Multiple Medication in Patients With Multiple Medication [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Surgery Requiring General Anaesthesia [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Dose Adaption [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication With Regard to Independency of Food Administration [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication With Regard to Sleeping Patients [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Risk of Interaction With Other Treatments [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Physicians' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Resorption [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the physicians' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each physician could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each physician were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the physicians.

Score for the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Dysphagia in Patients With Dysphagia [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Score for the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Nausea and/or Vomiting in Patients With Nausea and/or Vomiting [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Score for the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Control of Compliance [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Score for the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Multiple Medication in Patients With Multiple Medication [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Score for the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication With Regard to Independency of Food Administration [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Score for the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication With Regard to Sleeping Patients [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Score for the Caregivers' Rating of Neupro® Compared to Oral Anti-Parkinson Medication in Relation to Care-giving Efforts [ Time Frame: Questionnaire completed at a single time-point during the run of the cross-sectional study (16 months). Suitable patients suffer from idiopathic iPD treated with a combination of l-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This individual question from the caregivers' questionnaire was to be assessed from "major disadvantages" to "major advantages", and the corresponding answer was to be evaluated according to a 5-point rating scale using a score from -2 to +2.

Each caregiver could have assessed one or multiple participants. The scores from each caregiver were averaged over all participants they assessed, and the final mean score was calculated from the averaged assessments of the caregivers.

Routine treatment (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 mg/24 hours) as per approved label in European Union (EU)/in accordance with the terms of the local marketing authorization for Neupro®

Drug: Neupro®

Neupro patches were prescribed by the treating physician according to the Summary of the Product Characteristics. Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (iPD) were treated for at least 1 month with a combination of Levodopa (L-DOPA) or other oral iPD medication and Neupro by the time the questionnaire was completed.

Other Name: Rotigotine

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Sampling Method:

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (iPD) patients treated with a combination of L-dopa or other oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month and requiring caregiver support documented as per medical records

Every consecutive, eligible patient to be treated with Neupro® as per physician's decision

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Only patients having signed the consent form regarding study information, data transfer and data use

The patients suffer from idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (iPD) treated with a combination of L-dopa or another oral iPD drug and Neupro® for at least one month

The patients require caregiver support documented as per medical records (e.g. based on German level of care intensity 1 or greater)

The decision to prescribe Neupro® must have been made by the physician independent of his/her decision to include the patient in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients not fulfilling the inclusion criteria

And according to Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC): Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients, magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) or cardioversion

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01330290